Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 16.8% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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